eHealth Qld to run proof of concept for universal health translator solution

Written by Kate McDonald on 30 October 2018.

eHealth Queensland is planning to run a proof of concept trial of a digital medical translation solution to supplement its human interpreters when they are unavailable.

eHealth Queensland says that while there are a number of software translators available, none of them have been endorsed for use within Queensland Health, so the idea is to develop and test an accurate medical translation solution in both written and verbal forms. Existing products can be used or modified to provide an appropriate solution.